The Rock'n Roller Coaster!

[Lee]

Also keep in mind that RnRC is not a custom coaster like Cali Screamin'. RnRC is a stock Vekoma LSM (not LIM) that any park can purchase, but it is themed like only Disney can. They had no say in the length.
Screamin' was a total custom job by Intamin, created specifically to help evoke the look of a seaside amusement park. It is long, and in my opinion is one of the greats. Not too intense, but a blast to ride, especially the way it lights up at night.

 

[nikimsu2002]

I rode it. Not completely by choice. My best friend almost had to drag me on it cuz I don't like roller coasters, but once I was on it I thought it was an ok ride. I don't remember hearing any of the music. I was too scared. However I did think the themeing and glow in the dark stuff was cool. The only thing I didn't like were the corkscrews and loop but like I said I don't like roller coasters.

 

[SpongeScott]

Anybody ever find the two Hidden Mickeys on the ride?

 

[Eljay]

Originally posted by Lee
Also keep in mind that RnRC is not a custom coaster like Cali Screamin'. RnRC is a stock Vekoma LSM (not LIM) that any park can purchase, but it is themed like only Disney can. They had no say in the length.
Screamin' was a total custom job by Intamin, created specifically to help evoke the look of a seaside amusement park. It is long, and in my opinion is one of the greats. Not too intense, but a blast to ride, especially the way it lights up at night.

O.K., for us technically uninformed, what is "LIM" or "LSM"?
Is the launch mechanism for RnRC a catapult type thing?

 

[KathyG/poohbear]

My son's cellphone fell out of his pocket and it was in the car when we stopped.

I also like the way the ride is so different in the front, middle and back. Each position gives you a different ride.

 

[Imagineer Jer]

Originally posted by sandjhooker
Anybody ever find the two Hidden Mickeys on the ride?

Hey!
um...... not actually I didn't. Can you tell me where they are at??

 

[SpongeScott]

Originally posted by Imagineer Jer
Hey!
um...... not actually I didn't. Can you tell me where they are at??

No, I can't tell you either--that's why I was asking. From what I have read, one is very obvious (evidently not to me though) and one is hard to find. I guess I'm having too good of a time on the ride to really look for them. Anyone know?

 

[crazygirley]

I would have made it longer, perhaps with two limo's on two seperate tracks, to allow for a longer trip with quicker loading. Plus a more thrilling ending, that bunny hill doesn't do it for me.

 

[ToTBellHop]

LIM stands for Linear Induction Motor while LSM stands for Linear Synchronous Motor. LSM is slightly more technologically advanced, although I'm not sure which the disney coasters are. These systems use electromagnets to propel a train at extremely quick rates. To make it simple, imagine that the train has one magnet, and the track has an electromagnet. Now, let's say the train has its south pole pointed down. If the track magnet is in front of the train, a computer will make sure it has its north pole on top, which will attract the train, pull it toward the magnet. Now, imagine that as the train passes over the track magnet, that electromagnet changes from north to south. Right as the train passes over the magnet, it will repel away from the electromagnet (like poles), pushing the train further ahead. That's how both models work. Now, simply imagine hundreds of magnets on the track, and it will make sense how it moves so fast. One note--the magnets are actually not on the train, but rather an "anchor" of sorts that sits at the back of the train. That is why right before launch, the train goes back a few inches, so that it sits right in front of this magnet, which then pushes the coaster. At the end of the 200 foot launch, that magnet stops, and the train is on its way, as the platform rushes back to launch the next train.

 

[Tower of Terror]

RnRC uses lsm

big thunder mountain uses lims, and it was the first coaster to ever use lims

 

[Lee]

It's sort of technical but here goes:

Linear Induction Motor (LIM) Launch - LIMs are electric motors which create linear (straight line) motion. Conductive aluminum fins are located on each side of the train and stator (electrical) coils are located in a series of anchored motor housings which extend out from beneath the loading platform along the track to more than 200-feet, ending at the base of the first hill/element. An electrical current pulses through the stator coils, which in turn creates an electro-magnetic force that pulls at flat metal bars, accelerating the train out of the station. As the train accelerates, each fin passes between a pair of stator coils which are powered consecutively in a time sequence, pulling the train forward till it reaches its maximum speed. Used mainly by Premier.
Example: Flight of Fear, Paramount's Kings Island

Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM) Launch - A series of extremely powerful rare earth magnets are mounted on the car. Linear motors, which are placed on the track, are activated by electricity. The motors then create magnetic fields which pull the car forward by attraction. Magnetic fields also repel the magnets which are mounted on the vehicle, increasing speed.
Example: Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, California Screamin.

As for hidden Mickeys: There are at least two in the tile of the rotunda room, one on the pedestrian sign in the ride building, and back when it first opened, there was one made from guitar cables hanging on the right hand wall of the studio.

 

[Ian]

Yea i think that RnRC is a great ride...If i could change one thing I would have to say it being that somehow cover the first launch so that you don't see it coming...Its still great but im sure it wud be more exhilarating that first trip. I remember the first time I went on the Incredible Hulk roller coaster at IOA and MAN O MAN was it a rush! It was the most incredible unexpected feeling ever.

 

[christopher]

Love it,

But way tooo short.

 

[Florida Man]

Originally posted by diegorivera2
RnRC is an absolute hoot! The best part is taking people on the ride who've never been on it before! I laugh my fool head off every time I'm on this ride as well as ToT. It's the *best* way to start your day!

I know!! It's halarious!! Last year we went with our uncle and he thought you just blast off and stop and that's it. He didn't think it was a roller coaster or anything. And when he got off he was like "Hoooooly Sh*t!! I didn't know it went upside down like a roller coaster." And then we took he to the entrance and showed him it said Rockin' Roller Coaster :lol: :lol: And we just thought it was funny that the name of the ride was roller coaster but he thought you just blast off and stop. We laughed about for a good 20 minutes. :lol: Then we got a Turkey leg. Ok jus thtought I'd throw that in.

I think it is also way too short.

 

[Eljay]

Thanks for the technical info from you brainy types. Wow, that's impressive!

 

[Michael72688]

The ride is way to awesome for any changes to be made, I love, it's my favorite ride at MGM!

 

[Brooke]

Originally posted by sandjhooker
I agree with Turkey Leg Boy--it needs to be longer.

 

[Marijil]

Hey, all you LIM, LSM people, how safe are coasters anyway..i mean what are the chances of problems occuring (harness comes loose, car goes off track..etc.. us chickens want to know

 

[KathyG/poohbear]

I don't know. I don't ride rollercoasters just anywhere. I have been in parks where they were almost started without harnesses being locked down.

I think Disney's coasters are the safest so that is why it doesn't bother me to ride them. I don't usually like coasters but this one is so smooth that I love it.

 

[Lee]

Coasters are extremely safe. You are in far more danger driving to the park than on a coaster. Restraints don't pop open, and trains certainly do not leave the track. People DO NOT fall out of coasters.

According to the Internationa Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the odds of sustaining an injury that would require hospitalization while visiting a fixed-site amusement park are about 1 in 23 million, and the odds of a fatality are about 1 in 500 million. Based on the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission's estimates, more people were injured in 1999 using bicycles (614,594), trampolines (98,889) and golf equipment (47,386) than while on amusement park rides (7,260, only 138 of which required hospitalization). Not to mension that most injuries are the result of guest negligence.

Look at it this way, more people have been killed on the Peoplemover than on a Disney coaster. There have been more injuries on Roger Rabit, Spaceship Earth and Splash Mountain than RnRC, Space Mountain, and Big Thunder combined.

Relax. Enjoy the fear of the first ride. RnRC was my first coaster with inversions (at 31 years old) and I was quite nervous, although I had been on Space and Big Thunder many times. Since then I have ridden in the neighborhood of 50 more coasters. It hooked me. Disney won't hurt you. Ride away.